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=Sources from [[Accelerator_Seed_List_(Data)#Sources]] that are not viable=
==Source: http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators==
* This data source is not appropriate for finding information on incubators as the links provided are for accelerators
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=Evaluation of Sources from Specific Google Searches=
*Searches included::* Incubator Database:* us business incubators database:*
==Source: https://www.whartoneclub.com/resources/entrepreneurship/incubators/==
# Opened source link
* Provides links to the '''home page url''' of incubator, may not be able to get very specific information about the incubator with a web crawler
* Some of the incubators may not fall under our definition of an incubator (e.g. Y Combinator)
==Source: http://exchange.inbia.org/network/findacompany/ ==# Opened source link# Entered "United States" for country information and clicked "Find Companies"
'''Review'''
* Provides only links, does not separate between incubator and accelerator, some of the university supported programs may not be considered either an incubator or an accelerator
==Source: https://bostonstartupsguide.com/guide/every-boston-startup-accelerator-incubator/==
# Scrolled down to the section labeled "Startup incubators in Boston"
# Counted the number of incubators in Boston (10)
# Data
:# Company Name and URL
:# Capital Provide
:# Equity taken
:# Application Process
'''Review'''
* The data is relatively unformatted and would be a challenge to use
* It is limited in scope to the Boston Area and only provides information on 10 incubators
=Sources from [[Accelerator_Seed_List_(Data)#Sources]] that are not viable=* '''Source: https''' http://www.f6sseed-db.com/programs?type==accelerators# On the webpage, set "Type" to "Accelerator/Program", set "Location" to "North America", and set "Invest in Country" to "United States" to return results# Search engine said it returned 173 results# Along with the name of the program/accelerator, the data included:* Reason:# Dollar value per teamdoes not include information on incubators:# Equity:# Link to another site within f6s to learn more and apply* Learn More:# The location within the US* '''ReviewSource:'''https://www.f6s.com/programs?type:* Data Reason: data is cluttered and /messy, even with search filters in place. Could be useful if crawler could clean up the search results and target incubators (having equity of 0%).* The link provided for each incubator takes user does not provide links to another site within f6s, not the incubatorwebsites and doesn's home page, so it would be challenging to collect all the t include enough information required.for evaluation without incubator url:* Learn More:==* '''Source: ''' http://gust.com/usa-canada-accelerator-report-2015/==# Selected region of US and Canada:* Reason: does not include information on incubators:* Learn More: * '''Source:''' https://www.corporate-accelerators.net/database/:* Reason: this website is no longer active, the link will not work:* Learn More: [[Accelerator_Seed_List_(Data)# Scrolled down to the section labeled "Top 20 Active Accelerators" and selected "see the full list" near the bottom of the listed Source:_https:.2F.2Fwww.corporate-accelerators.net.2Fdatabase.2F | Previous Research]]* '''ReviewSource:'''https://github.com/florianheinemann/www-corporate-accelerators-net/blob/master/_data/Accelerators.json:* This data source is Reason: does not appropriate for finding include information on incubators as the links provided are for accelerators:* Learn More:
